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Dig It, Grow It, Cook It, Eat It back for second year
The competition, jointly organised by Viridor and the Somerset Waste Action Programme encourages participating schools to create their own vegetable garden, grow the vegetables, cook them and eat them. Now in its second year over 30 schools in Somerset are taking part, with the first 25 to register receiving a tonne of compost produced from local garden waste by Viridor.
“Compost is nature’s way of recycling and this competition demonstrates the full recycling loop, with compost being laid, vegetables grown, harvested, cooked and leftovers put out to compost for the following year,” explained Rupert Farthing, SWAP team manager. “This competition shows all sorts of things about the growth cycle, the importance of healthy eating and making the most of what we have, and how you can create a small gardening project with pretty much any scrap of land. I’m hoping that, with Viridor’s help, we can make this a regular event and that it will keep getting better.”
Kevin Bishop, Viridor’s Regional Recycling Manager, added: “The compost we’ve donated is made from 100 per cent natural organic materials, much of it grown in local gardens, so is a great example of the perfect recycling loop. Revive soil conditioner has now helped dozens of incredible gardening projects, inspiring school children, staff and parents in every part of Somerset.”
Participating schools are asked to create their garden and keep a diary showing step by step how they managed to “Dig It, Grow It, Cook It, Eat It!” through the year. Judging will take place at the beginning of October, with a celebration event and prize giving.
For more information on recycling and waste in Somerset, including advice on how you can reduce the amount you produce, visit www.somersetwaste.gov.uk
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Picture – Pupils from St Bartholomew’s First School in Crewkerne celebrate the arrival of their free tonne of compost.
Notes to Editors:
The 25 schools in Somerset who received free compost were:
Ruishton Primary
Stawley Primary
Oakfield School
Sedgemoor Manor Infants
Coxley Primary School
Lovington Primary
Ashill Primary
North Petherton Primary
St Bartholomew's First School
Abbas and Templecombe Primary
Priddy Primary School
Bishop's Hull Primary
Shipham First School
Upton Noble Primary School
Wedmore First School
Minehead First School
North Cadbury Primary
Nether Stowey Primary School
Ilchester Community School
Cossington Primary
King Arthur's Community School
Timberscombe First School
Pen Mill Infant School
Stanchester Community School
Westfield Community School
The following schools are also taking part in the competition:
Wells Central Junior School
Neroche Primary
Greenfylde First School
Baltonsborough Primary
Somerset Skills and Learning
Countess Gytha Primary
Revive Soil Conditioner – Garden waste collected in Somerset is composted and sold through local Recycling Centres and some garden centres as Revive Soil Conditioner. It can also be bought in bulk (contact Viridor for details).
Viridor – Viridor manages Somerset’s 18 Recycling Centres, as well as local waste disposal facilities. Somerset Waste Partnership is one of 80 local authorities working with Viridor on waste management.
About Somerset Waste Partnership:
Somerset Waste Partnership manages waste and recycling services on behalf of Mendip, South Somerset, Sedgemoor and West Somerset District Councils, Taunton Deane Borough Council and Somerset County Council.
18 May 2010
For further details contact Mark Blaker
01823 625714
Email: Mark.blaker@somersetwaste.gov.uk
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